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By: Patti

Patti — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 06:03:24 +0000

It's funny, isn't it, that we save up emergency fund money, but then we are annoyed that we actually have to spend it on an emergency!

That was good planning to have saved enough to cover the car repairs when they were needed. It was clever to run it through the credit card to max out the rewards – assuming, of course, that you pay it off during the grace period.

By: Barbara Friedbegb

Barbara Friedbegb — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 18:44:53 +0000

As you stated, it's money well spent to repair an old car (save on car payments) and that's what an emergency fund is for. You also just saved on credit card interest charges as well!!!

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By: justin@thefrugalpath

justin@thefrugalpath — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:21:25 +0000

I'm sorry to hear that. I can agree that it hurts to spend money from your emergency fund.

I'm also a firm believer in using CC rewards if you're very responsible with them.

By: Buck Inspire

Buck Inspire — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:30:41 +0000

Sorry to hear about the unexpected car expense, but way to be prepared with your emergency fund! Good advice on being disciplined and using your line of credit to float the repairs!